Ballistics Systems and Methods

Abstract

A scope may include an adjustment dial, which may be moved among a plurality of positions to configure the scope to compensate for projectile drops. The adjustment dial may be labeled with dial-calibration data, which may include one or more distance indicators and/or one or more windage hold-off indicators. The scope may be attached to a gun and the dial-calibration data may be at least partially generated using ballistics performance data based on shots fired by the gun. The dial-calibration data may be at least partially generated using shooting conditions. An electronic device may include a derived distance calculation module, which may be configured to use a distance to a target and actual shooting conditions to calculate a derived distance. The derived distance may be used in connection with an adjustment dial labeled with dial-calibration data at least partially generated using shooting conditions different from the actual shooting conditions.

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         22 . A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon executable program code for generating a label or etching for an adjustment dial to be used in connection with a scope for a gun, where when the program code is executed is operable to perform a method comprising the steps of:
 receiving a first set of data via the Internet; and   generating dial-calibration data using at least a portion of said first set of data, wherein at least a portion of said dial-calibration data is capable of being used to generate said label or etching for said adjustment dial.   
     
     
         23 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 22 , wherein said dial-calibration data includes one or more distance indicators. 
     
     
         24 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 22 , wherein said dial-calibration data includes one or more windage hold-off indicators. 
     
     
         25 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 22 , wherein said first set of data includes at least one of sight-height data, dial specification data, projectile caliber data, projectile weight data ballistics coefficient data and muzzle velocity data. 
     
     
         26 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 22 , wherein said first set of data comprises expected shooting conditions data including at least one of pressure data, temperature data, elevation data and humidity data at which the gun is expected to be used. 
     
     
         27 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 22 , wherein said method further comprises the step of receiving a second set of data via the Internet. 
     
     
         28 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 27 , wherein said second set of data is generated during a range test. 
     
     
         29 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 27 , wherein said second set of data comprises at least one of ballistics coefficient data, muzzle velocity data and impact variance data, wherein said impact variance data is based on a distance of an actual projectile impact point above or below an expected impact point. 
     
     
         30 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 27 , wherein said second set of data comprises actual shooting conditions data from a range test including at least one of pressure data, temperature data, elevation data and humidity data. 
     
     
         31 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 27 , wherein said method further comprises the step of generating an expected projectile trajectory using said second set of data. 
     
     
         32 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 27 , wherein said dial-calibration data is generated using a combination of at least a portion of said first set of data and at least a portion of said second set of data. 
     
     
         33 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 22 , wherein said method further comprises the step of generating said label or etching for said adjustment dial using at least a portion of said dial-calibration data. 
     
     
         34 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 22 , wherein said adjustment dial is a turret. 
     
     
         35 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 22 , wherein said computer readable storage medium is non-transitory. 
     
     
         36 . A system for generating a label or etching for an adjustment dial to be used in connection with a scope for a gun, said system comprising:
 a computer having a program installed thereon, said program being accessible via the Internet;   a dial-calibration data generation module implemented as part of said program, said dial-calibration data generation module configured to receive a first set of data via the Internet and generate dial-calibration data using at least a portion of said first set of data, wherein at least a portion of said dial-calibration data is capable of being used to generate said label or etching for said adjustment dial; and   at least one of an etching apparatus, a label making apparatus and a printing apparatus for generating said label for or etching for said adjustment dial.   
     
     
         37 . A method for generating a label or etching for an adjustment dial to be used in connection with a scope for a gun, said method comprising the steps of:
 receiving a first set of data via the Internet; and   generating dial-calibration data using at least a portion of said first set of data, wherein at least a portion of said dial-calibration data is capable of being used to generate the label or etching for an adjustment dial.